Clilly Castiglia, Jeremi Sudol, Kevin Feeley, and Kate
Brehm have designed video content that will be featured in
'Plays Well With Others', a Daria Dorosh installation at the
A.I.R. Gallery.

The audio/ video content will be projected on a self-contained,
spherical computer display developed by ARC Science Simulations
called, Omniglobe.
The Opening Reception will be held on Thursday April 1st, 2004 from 6-8 p.m. at the
A.I.R. Gallery, 511 West 25th St. NYC.

Washington Times Features Alex O. Vasilescu

March 2004

Alex O. Vasilescu was interviewed for the Washington Times' article, 'Walking Signatures.'
Vasilescu's research includes facial recognition — "TensorFaces: Multilinear Tensor Decomposition of
Image Ensembles" — and Human Motion Signatures. The Washington Times writes:
"Gait patterns... are based on being able similarly to extract and analyze characteristics of movement patterns. "
They quote Vasilescu as saying:
'"I wanted to extract an individual's personal style and the explicit manner in which they move in a way that translates
across different motions and is consistent,"
They go on to say,
"Her initial interest grew out of a
common observation that friends often recognize one another at a distance by shape or movement alone before it's possible
to see the face. She wondered, she says, if she could teach a computer to perform in the same way."
Read the article HERE.

Rebecca Ross Receives Exploratorium Fellowship

March 2004

CAT research scientist, Rebecca Ross will spend the week of March 15th at the San Francisco Exploratorium
launching new ideas for arts and science exhibitions.
"Through an endowment from the Bernard Osher Foundation, the Exploratorium has established a
fellowship program in which four to six outstanding people from the arts, sciences, and humanities
are in-residence each year at the museum for approximately four weeks. The fellowships are very
flexible and informal. Fellows work with Exploratorium staff to help launch new ideas for education
programs and exhibit projects, and add their expertise to ongoing projects within the museum. Each
Fellow also gives a public lecture."
Read about the program HERE.

NYU Today Reports on Bridge Between Art and Technology

February 2004

NYU Today reports that the Whitney Museum features Ken Perlin
on their Artport website. NYU Today takes note of an integration
of art and science in our present culture and notes Perlin's
assessment that society will, over time, express itself more
and more through computer programming.
Read the article here.
View the Artport site here.

Zooming Spaces and FDNY Collaboration Featured on CBS News

January 2004

CBS Nightly News ran a story on the development of wireless command boards
for the New York City Fire Department using CAT Zooming software.
Researchers at the NYU CAT have been working with FDNY officials
to develop an architecture and prototype for the system for several months.
The new software will save lives by allowing seemless sharing of immediate
information in emergency situations in real time. The system will also
make schematics and floor plans of the entire city available to firefighters at the
touch of a screen.

NYU CAT technology and the research scientists developing
it are featured in today's New York Times Circuits section.
The article reports on how the NYU CAT is working with the
New York City Fire Department to use cutting-edge technology
to upgrade the current command board equipment, which serves
as the center of communication and planning at the scene of
major incidents.

Researchers at the NYU CAT have been working with FDNY officials
to develop and architecture and prototype for the system.

The reknowned Whitney Museum of American Art in NYC is currently featuring Ken Perlin's Java programs
on the ArtPort section of their online exhibits.
SEE THE EXHIBIT HERE.

The Whitney says: "[Ken Perlin] marvels that Leonardo Da Vinci's
Lester Codex was recently presented in New York City as 'science' at the Museum of Natural History, yet as 'art'
at the Metropolitan Museum of Art: two cultures, divided by Central Park. He looks forward to the day when all
children will grow up learning how to express their ideas procedurally, as a birthright of 21st century literacy.
And show their source code."

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Digital Multimedia Production, Publishing, and Education was
established with the generous support of the New York State
Office of Science, Technology & Academic Research.